Orientation

Make a smooth transition into your University of Toronto experience. Orientation will help you connect with campus life, learn about opportunities and meet new people. It’s a great way to make friends on campus.

Learn more about orientation programming, resources, and supports on each of our three campuses:

Start early with Summer events, such as UTM Head Start, a series of interactive, discipline-specific sessions led by faculty, librarians, and staff; the Summer Transition Program for Students with Learning Disabilities; New Student Advising, and Eagle2Eagle, where upper year students call and welcome incoming students to UTM.

Delve into University life with orientation events. Meet other students, faculty and staff and take part in engaging events and activities including Eagles Take Off! Orientation, Experience Residence Orientation, International Orientation and the UTM Student Union Orientation,

Gain key skills and knowledge to maximize your experience as a UTM student through programs such as LAUNCH, a series of interactive weekly sessions run by upper-year student mentors to foster community and academic success, Facilitated Study Groups, utmONE and utmONE Scholars, courses designed to support your academic success.

Your first year of university is an exciting time, complete with new experiences and new opportunities. Attend free events designed to help you meet other new students, learn about U of T, build academic skills, and get involved in campus life. Find out more about orientation programs on the St. George campus.

The Scarborough Campus Students’ Union hosts annual orientation programming, creating platforms for students to interact with one another, their faculty, and their professors, in a safe inclusive environment. Learn the ins and outs of university life from current student leaders, and attend academic presentations, performances, and parties. Orientation is a fresh start to a new environment.

Discover your new community through interactive and engaging events, social activities, and performances. Learn need-to-know information that will help you be successful during your time in residence. Make friends, connect with upper-year leaders, and start your new University life in a truly memorable way!

The ISC hosts a series of orientation and transition events for new international students, exchange students, and students who have recently settled in Canada. You’ll receive essential information about UTSC, get to know the expectations of Canadian culture and university life in Canada, and learn to navi­gate the TTC, Scarborough and the surrounding area. Meet other first-year students, as well as faculty and staff. Enjoy free food, entertainment and prizes!

Get a head start in the summer with Get Started! This fun and interactive academic orientation hosted by the Academic Advising & Career Centre will introduce you to the tools you need to have an academically successful first year.

Unless clearly requested in your offer letter, the University of Toronto expects that your final grades will be consistent with the mid-term/predicted grades submitted. Small changes are nothing to worry about. If you’ve maintained your work effort through the year, you will be absolutely fine.

I’ve been offered a scholarship, but what if my marks go down?

Provided that you meet all the conditions on your offer of admission, we will not withdraw the scholarship offer. Please remember that your final high school marks are an important part of your academic record for the future – keep working! Find out more about Admission Scholarships here.

How do I register or pay fees if I won’t receive OSAP (or other government student aid) until my classes begin?

OSAP and other government students aid recipients may register beginning in mid-July without paying the ‘Minimum Payment to Register’ amount on their Student Web Service/ACORN invoice if they are receiving, or expect to receive, OSAP or other government student aid greater than $0.

If you decide to put your studies on hold, you may request a one-year deferral of your offer of admission. If granted, the deferral of admission will include a deferral of any entrance scholarship(s) awarded and the residence guarantee if applicable. Applicants who plan to attend another post-secondary institution will not be permitted to defer their admission. You'll find instructions and the application form here .